UTHSC News

Education = Prevention: Physician Called to Educate Public on Infectious Disease Prevention

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CarePublic Service
Portrait of Dr. Chinelo Animalu

Here’s how Chinelo Animalu, MD, describes her role as an infectious disease physician:  “We deal with those cases that make everybody else run in the opposite direction,” she says.  An associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine at UT Health Science Center, Dr. Animalu is also the medical director for Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare… Read More

College of Medicine Receives Excellent Outcome from Medical Education Review

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Clinical CareEducation
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The recent review by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) resulted in an excellent outcome for UT Health Science Center’s College of Medicine.  The LCME is the national body that accredits all MD-granting medical schools in the United States and Canada. The organization sets rigorous standards for medical education, including curriculum, student outcomes, clinical… Read More

Researcher Pioneers Faster, Cheaper Gene Therapy for Hemoglobin Disorders

Written by Nathan Ball

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Clinical CareResearch
Dr. Park, Mr. Girondi, and Dr. Wilber in a UT Health Sciences lab, with Mr. Girondi holding up a petri dish

For millions living with hemoglobin deficiencies such as sickle cell disease or beta thalassemia, every day is a battle against pain, costly treatments, and uncertainty. Dr. Frank Park is racing to help. A new gene therapy being developed at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center could provide a more accessible cure. Frank Park, PhD,… Read More

Forty Years of Fortitude: Dr. James Dale’s Journey to Develop a Life-Saving Strep Vaccine

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Clinical CareEducationPublic ServiceResearch
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When the phone call came, Dr. James Dale’s first thought wasn’t gratitude or pride. It was confusion. “Why in the world are they giving this award to me?” the professor emeritus recalled thinking. “Where are all the young, innovative people?” Yet after four decades of research on a vaccine that could save nearly half a… Read More

New Chief of Staff Strengthens College of Medicine’s Tennessee Mission

Written by Allyson Lawson

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service
Brittany Sheehy's headshot

Brittany Sheehy, PhD, recently joined the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as the chief of staff for Executive Dean Michael Hocker, MD. As chief of staff, Dr. Sheehy manages internal operations for the executive dean’s office. “Brittany brings exactly the kind of strategic thinking and operational excellence we need… Read More

Investing in Innovation: New Technology Expands Reach of Simulation Training

Written by Chris Green

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Education
Photo of a CHIPS control room

When the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) opened in 2018, it transformed how the University of Tennessee Health Science Center prepared students for clinical care. With a recent round of major technology upgrades, CHIPS is again redefining what is possible, making high-quality simulation training more accessible, flexible, and forward-looking than ever. Over… Read More

Innovation in Action: UT Health Sciences Physician at the Forefront of Tennessee’s Cancer Fight

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Clinical Care
A colorful, computer-generated image showing a glowing, potentially cancerous tumor in a lung

In a darkened operating room at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, something extraordinary happens. As John F. Lazar, MD, peers into a surgical console, the lung tissue on his 3D monitor begins to glow. What was once invisible to the human eye — tiny, early-stage cancer cells — is now illuminated in vivid fluorescent… Read More

Alumnus Credits College of Medicine with Supporting Pursuit of Passions for Medicine and Space

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Clinical CareEducation
Dr. Eiman Jahangir standing near Blue Origin capsule

A spring break trip to the Kennedy Space Center 20 years ago set University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine alumnus Eiman Jahangir, MD, on a trajectory that eventually launched him into space. “I always had two passions,” says Dr. Jahangir, 45, now a professor of medicine and radiology and the director of… Read More